Crime reports received by the force show violent offences in London are at their lowest since records began, although phone theft is rising.
Knife crime per capita has dropped 12% compared to the same period last year, and while there is usually a worrying knife crime spike over the summer break, this year no young people were killed during the holiday period.
The number of murders in London in the first 9 months of this year are the lowest they’ve been since records began.
Homicides in London have decreased since 2003, according to Met Police data. CITY NEWS.
This data would seem to contradict what many think about crime in the capital.
Around half of Londoners feel that crime has risen over the last five years, and only 11% think it has gone down, according to a recent survey by Survation.
Police-recorded crime is not trusted by all. Reform leader Nigel Farage, who has described the capital as ‘lawless,’ argues the government’s claim crime is falling is based on ‘completely false data.’
The recent data has been shared by the Metropolitan Police (AP Photo/Alistair Grant).
The Crime Survey for England and Wales is generally considered to be a more reliable source, which asks 35,000 households about their experience of crime in the last year.
However, this annual survey would also seem to agree with the Met’s figures on violent crime.
Tributes are placed by London Bridge, three days after a man stabbed two people to death and injured three others (AP Photo/Matt Dunham).
Petty theft of phones and bikes may go some way to explain why public perception of crime does not match up to the figures on violent offences.
Met police data shows that phone theft has almost doubled in the last five years. The force has vowed to crack down on the phone-snatching gangs.
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StandfirstKnife crime in the capital is at an all-time low, according to new data from the Met Police, but many Londoners still feel unsafe.
Crime reports received by the force show violent offences in London are at their lowest since records began, although phone theft is rising.
Knife crime per capita has dropped 12% compared to the same period last year, and while there is usually a worrying knife crime spike over the summer break, this year no young people were killed during the holiday period.
The number of murders in London in the first 9 months of this year are the lowest they’ve been since records began.
Homicides in London have decreased since 2003, according to Met Police data. CITY NEWS.
This data would seem to contradict what many think about crime in the capital.
Around half of Londoners feel that crime has risen over the last five years, and only 11% think it has gone down, according to a recent survey by Survation.
Police-recorded crime is not trusted by all. Reform leader Nigel Farage, who has described the capital as ‘lawless,’ argues the government’s claim crime is falling is based on ‘completely false data.’
The recent data has been shared by the Metropolitan Police (AP Photo/Alistair Grant).
The Crime Survey for England and Wales is generally considered to be a more reliable source, which asks 35,000 households about their experience of crime in the last year.
However, this annual survey would also seem to agree with the Met’s figures on violent crime.
Tributes are placed by London Bridge, three days after a man stabbed two people to death and injured three others (AP Photo/Matt Dunham).
Petty theft of phones and bikes may go some way to explain why public perception of crime does not match up to the figures on violent offences.
Met police data shows that phone theft has almost doubled in the last five years. The force has vowed to crack down on the phone-snatching gangs.
